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aside by Mr. S. W. Nelson. Western Licensing Authority, at Bristol last week when referring to the fact that no legal representative of the B.T.C. was pretent. It was the first time that British Railways had not appeared at a hearing at Bristol for more than a year.
The following day the Authority was hearing an application by Avonmouth Transport Contractors, Ltd., to add four tippers to their present fleet of 12 to carry civil engineering plant. The only objectors were B.R. and two independent operators. Mr. T. D. Corpe, for the applicant company, said B.R. could not possibly be affected by the application because it was entirely for tipper work. One of the other objectors, C. and J. (Agencies), Ltd., had previously made applications for additional tonnage and Avonmouth Transport Contractors had not opposed them.
Mr. Nelson observed that C. and J. had now filed an application for 11 additional vehicles.
Putting the case for Avonmouth, Mr. Dennis Squires, a director, said the reason for the application was that they had obtained contracts for over £500,000, part of several million pounds worth of work now being undertaken at Avonmouth. They could really use 15 tippers a week. They asked for an additional four, although they would prefer eight, but they could not afford them at the moment.
Mr. Squires said he would give an assurance that his company would not go in for return loads. The work they wanted to do was in connection with their parent company, Avonmouth Plant and Construction Co., and associated companies, within the Western Traffic Area.
1 he application was granted.
APPEAL AGAINST CHEAP AIR FARES REFUSED IN a decision announced last week, the Minister of Aviation has dismissed an appeal by the British Transport CommissiOn against grants made by the Air Licensing Board allowing British European Airways to operate low-fare night tourist services between London and Glasgow. Edinburgh and Belfast.
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